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. 2023 Mar 10;13(6):1007. doi: 10.3390/ani13061007

Table 2.

Results from different studies on the effect of Na gene (% live weight) on different strains at different ages and temperatures on body weight, dressing yield, feather weight, breast, and abdominal fat percentages.

Age Genotype Temperature Ranges (°C) Gene Effect 1 on Parameters (% Live Weight) References
Body Weight Dressing Yield Feather Breast Abdominal Fat
16 wk Nana vs. nana 23–27 °C +9.29% −18.47% +6.85% −49.50% [70] *
16 wk NaNa vs. nana 23–27 °C +6.82% −43.18% +9.54% +59.60% [70] *
49 d Nana vs. nana 24–32 °C +2.4% −19.0% +6.4% [59] *
49 d NaNa vs. nana 24–32 °C +0.3% −38.9% +6.4% [59] *
42 d Nana vs. nana 19–26 °C +0.5% −10.2% +16.7% [71] *
42 d Nana vs. nana 28–37 °C +0.16% −26.45% −28.62% [71] *
8 wk Nana vs. nana summer-autumn Max. 40–42 °C −0.95% = [67] **
10 wk Nana vs. nana summer-autumn Max. 40–42 °C +0.19% +18.6% [67] **
12 wk Nana vs. nana summer-autumn Max. 40–42 °C +0.28% +6.55% [67] **
6 wk Nana vs. nana 28.7–32.5 °C +3.04% +1.05% +8.09% +0.10% [68] *
43 d NaNa/Nana vs. nana 12–30 °C +0.22% +5.6% −25.47% +0.5% −6.28% [61] *
43 d NaNa/Nana vs. nana 32–45 °C +8.0% +4.37% −34.16% +3.1% −20.37% [61] *
20 wk Nana vs. nana 26.9 °C +5.72% +5.48% +5.56% [62] **
20 wk NaNa vs. nana 26.9 °C +3.83% +6.96% +7.74% [62] **

1 Gene effect of naked neck genotypes = Nana or NaNanananana×100; * Trial in experimental conditions; ** Trial in commercial conditions.